Job Title: Senior Commissioning Engineer - Electrical
Location: Plymouth, Devon
Compensation: £43,935 to £53,795 + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF60870
At Babcock we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as a Senior Commissioning Engineer - Electrical at our Devonport Royal Dockyard site.
The role
As a Senior Commissioning Engineer - Electrical, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. You will act as the Subject Matter Expert (SME), training, developing, and managing a growing team of commissioning engineers. Acting as the Shift Lead you will plan, coordinate, and deliver various packages of work against the design authority requirements.
Day-to-day, you’ll be leading a team of Commissioning Engineers to safely plan and deliver commissioning activities across submarines.
Acting as the shift lead, coordinating the planning and execution of commissioning activities for various packages of work, including the drafting of commissioning documentation and delivery of onboard activities. Ensuring that design authority, design intent assurance and delegated authority is applied through all commissioning activities. Managing, developing and acting as a technical lead for a team of Commissioning Engineers whilst promoting a robust safety culture and ensuring the use of safe systems of work. Providing dynamic commissioning support to fleet time platforms both nationally and internationally as required. Ensuring compliance to licence conditions, operating rules and identified operating instructions appropriate to relevant commissioning activities.
This role is full time, 35 hours per week, which has a salary range of £43,935.00 to £53,795.
The Commissioning Group operates an Employee Development Matrix (EDM) which allows for pay progression within Band. The EDM is a performance related competency tool assessing technical and behavioural competence which supports professional development and career progression. The target potential earnings provided the set criteria are met after 3 years in role is £48,865.
The Commissioning Group has the requirement to utilise shift working where the workload demands which attracts 18% Shift Disturbance Allowance (SDA) for a dayshift/backshift pattern.
Essential experience of the Senior Commissioning Engineer - Electrical
Extensive knowledge and experience of commissioning ship, propulsion and reactor electrical systems on nuclear submarines. Good knowledge and experience of safe release of systems, control of work processes and safe systems of work. Ability to interrogate and understand complex engineering drawings, specifications and documentation. Experience of providing technical knowledge and guidance to members of the team, acting as a Subject Matter Expert. Experience in planning commissioning activities to ensure that they are carried out efficiently, effectively, and safely.
Qualifications for the Senior Commissioning Engineer - Electrical
Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be a sole UK national who is able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role.
Many of the positions within our company are subject to national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions. This means that your eligibility for certain roles may be affected by your place of birth, nationality, current or former citizenship, and any residency you hold or have held. Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).
What We Offer
Generous holiday allowance Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+ Employee share scheme Employee shopping savings portal Payment of Professional Fees Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows the majority of employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement ‘Be Kind Day’ enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing
Babcock International
For over a century Babcock has helped to defend nations, protect communities and build a better world. To continue, we must adapt, advance and be a sustainable business with a shared goal.
We are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please email careers@babcockinternational.com with the subject header ‘Reasonable adjustments requirement’. We’re committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone’s free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working – please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.
Closing Date: 03/01/2025
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